Delta Music Museum
1935Museum in Ferriday, Louisiana honoring the town's three musical legends: Jerry Lee Lewis, Mickey Gilley, and Jimmy Swaggart, all first cousins.
Everything Ferriday is known for
Songs written about the waterways and highways that run near Ferriday.
Museum in Ferriday, Louisiana honoring the town's three musical legends: Jerry Lee Lewis, Mickey Gilley, and Jimmy Swaggart, all first cousins.
The notorious riverfront district below the Natchez bluffs, once the most dangerous and dissolute port on the Mississippi River.
22 stories, landmarks & places within ~20 miles — the same local lore RoadyGoat plays as you drive through.
Museum in Ferriday, Louisiana honoring the town's three musical legends: Jerry Lee Lewis, Mickey Gilley, and Jimmy Swaggart, all first cousins.
Imagine a world powered by cotton, where fortunes rose and fell with each harvest. That's the story of Frogmore Plantation. Established before the Civil War, Frogmore was a large cotton plantation that relied on the…
Just ahead, you're driving past a place where history took a dramatic turn, right before the Civil War. Welcome to Tacony Plantation. This historic mansion was built in 1850 for Alfred Vidal Davis, Sr. Imagine the scent…
Pull over here for a second; you're about to see a piece of the Old South. This is the area of the Lisburn Plantation, once a thriving cotton farm with a grand mansion at its heart. Built around 1852, Lisburn Plantation…
Ever wondered what life was like just before the Civil War? Look to your right. That grand old house, Killarney, was built in 1855, a mere six years before the war began. It's also known as Lower Killarney or the…
Take a moment to reflect as you pass near Canebrake, a place deeply connected to Louisiana's history of cotton and forced labor. Built around 1840, Canebrake plantation spanned over 500 acres near the Mississippi River.…
Ever wonder how the French influenced the Deep South? This is a key spot. Back in 1716, the French established Fort Rosalie right here in Natchez, Mississippi, deep in Natchez Native American territory. It was a…
Get ready to step into a real-life architectural blueprint! You're approaching Rosalie Mansion, a place that literally set the standard for grandeur in Natchez. Built in 1823, this magnificent home became the envy of…
This unassuming building tells an extraordinary story of resilience and entrepreneurship in the face of unimaginable adversity. Here, in Natchez, a free African American man named Robert D. Smith defied the odds to…
Ever wonder where a banker *lives*? Well, here's a hint: sometimes, it's right upstairs! This impressive building is the Commercial Bank and Banker's House. It was cleverly designed to house both the bank's business…
Pull over, history buff! This unassuming house on Ellicott's Hill holds a secret that helped shape America. Built in 1798, this very spot was once Connelly's Tavern, a bustling hub where locals and travelers mingled. In…
This was the capital of a nation. The Grand Village was where the Great Sun, the supreme chief of the Natchez people, held court atop a mound that overlooked the entire settlement. French explorers who visited in the…
Natchez, Mississippi, bears the name of the Native American tribe who first lived along these bluffs high above the Mississippi River. Founded in 1716, its strategic position on the river quickly turned it into a…
Prepare to be awestruck by Stanton Hall, a monument to antebellum grandeur and a stark reminder of the wealth built on enslaved labor. Frederick Stanton, an Irish immigrant who made his fortune in cotton, commissioned…
As you approach, take a moment to reflect on the lives of countless soldiers who served our nation, many of whom fought in the Civil War and are now buried overlooking the mighty Mississippi River. This sacred ground is…
Pull over and grab a drink... if you can! King's Tavern is one of the oldest buildings in Natchez, and it has a few stories to tell. Built around 1769, King's Tavern was originally a trading post and flatboat landing.…
Imagine building your dream home, only to have history cruelly interrupt. That's the story of Longwood, also known as Nutt's Folly. Construction began in 1860 for cotton planter Haller Nutt and his family. The grand…
Feast your eyes on Dunleith, Mississippi's only plantation home boasting a complete circle of columns! Constructed around 1855, Dunleith stands as a prime example of Greek Revival architecture. Its majestic colonnade…
Ever heard of a wealthy, free Black man in the antebellum South? Here in Natchez, you're near the home of William Johnson, a successful barber who defied the stereotypes of his time. Johnson, a free man of color, built…
The notorious riverfront district below the Natchez bluffs, once the most dangerous and dissolute port on the Mississippi River.
Pull over a minute, will ya? This spot marks the beginning of a whole new style of fancy houses in Mississippi. We're talking about Auburn, the mansion that brought academic Classical order architecture to the…
Ever wondered about the kind of person who’d fight in a war and then become governor? You’re about to pull up to the home of just such a man, John A. Quitman, right here at Monmouth. Built in 1818, Monmouth became the…